Dragging a bear
#3
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 9,230
I've killed a couple of bear and I wouldn't drag one an inch. I carry a pack frame and enough game bags to handle whatever I'm hunting. On bear I use the gutless method and skin out one side to the paws and cut the feet off and then bone the meat. Roll it over and repeat the process. After it is skinned up to the head I cut the head off and roll the hide up and put it in a game bag. Leave the bones and guts where it fell. Figure 2 or 3 loads on the pack frame to get it out of the woods and into coolers.
Boning and skinning cuts the weight down, helps it cool quicker and protects the hide.
Boning and skinning cuts the weight down, helps it cool quicker and protects the hide.
#5
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 9,230
Four quarters and one skin make 5 pieces which means you would be legal. Pack frame is the answer. if you can walk in you can pack the game out on a frame. I do it all the time for deer, elk and bear. If you quarter it you'll need a good folding bone saw. I like boning because all I need is a knife and I can take feet and heads off by cutting through natural joints in the bone.
#7
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 9,230
Yeah, but the OP ain't in PA, he's in WI and says he can piece it down. Packing game out on a frame is a whole lot easier than dragging game through the woods.
#8
#9
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Wi
Posts: 8
I have looked at some plastic rolled up game draggers but never used one.
Anybody use one?
Years ago I used a kids sled for deer with some success. But I really never cared about hair on a hide before .
Thanks in advance!
Anybody use one?
Years ago I used a kids sled for deer with some success. But I really never cared about hair on a hide before .
Thanks in advance!
#10
For myself, I just gut them, and drag them to the truck. Where I have ice waiting to cool it down. If you are going to cut it up. Think about cooling it down first. Maybe soak it in a nearby stream.
Remember, a bear has fur as opposed to hair. So, it'll take more abuse than a deer's hide will. Good Luck!
ATB